Garment wrapper and protector.



L. W. WILMS. GARMENT WRAPPER AND PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APB.- 16, 190B.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

2 BHEETSSHEET 1.

L. W. WILMS.

GARMENT WRAPPER AND PROTECTOR;

APPLICATION-FILED APR. 16, 1908.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Masses PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES Specification ,of letters ?a;tent.

Patented Feb. 2, 1909.

Application am A ril '16, 1903. Serial a... 42mm.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO W. WILMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of 6 Illino1s, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Wrappers and Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that classof wrappers or folders which are constructed from a single piece of material or blank, the parts of which are bent'up and secured into operative position, and 1t consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed. 1 p

The principal object of the invention is garments, and more particularly forshirts and shirt-waists, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, strong, durable and effective in operation, and so made as to facilitate the operation of folding the parts of the garments at the laundry or elsewhere, and for holding said parts into such positions as to prevent them becoming soiled, mussed, wrinkled, or objectionably creased, thereby dispensing with the use of pins and bands which are usually employed for saidpurpose.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wrapper and protector of the abovede'scribed character which 'will inclose' or embrace the garment in such a manner asto stiffen and protect it while being exsalesman, and also so that the garment (when a shirt) may be removed from the wrapper without unfa'stening the latter.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the s'ubjoined description and explanation.

Inprder to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying.

of the drawings. The free end of the top drawings, in which- Figure 1 is'a plan view of the blank from which the wrapper and protector, embodying one form of the invention, is formed;'

F ig..2 is a ,view in side elevation thereof,

showing the parts folded and in the posi to provide a wrapper and protector for scoredor provided intermediate its ends with joined together on the crease-line 15 while tions they will occupy when forming a wrapper and protector for a shirt-waist; Fig; 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 2, showing by dotted lines the position the "shirt-waist will occupy when in position on the wrapper; Fig. 4 is a perspective view, showing the Wrapper and protector in an inverted position and its parts arranged with respect to a shirt-waist, so that portions thereof 'may be folded into and secured within the receptacle of the wrapper therefor; Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspectlve view of a portion of one end of the wrapper,sho'wing means for securing said end to the free end of the bottom of the wrapper; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank of which a modified form of the invention isformed; Fig. 7 is a fragment'al. plan view thereof, showing a-shirt with its parts folded in position and ready to be so held by the wrapper; Fig. 8' is a bottom plan view of the modified construction, showing the parts folded; and Fig. 9 is a face or front view of the modified form, showing a shirt secured thereon and illustrating by dotted lines the positions to-which thecufl's or wristbands may be moved inthe act of removing the shirt from' the wrapper without unfastening the latter.

Like numerals of reference, refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings. 7

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawings, the reference numeral 12 designates, as a whole, the blank'or single piece out-of which the wrapper and protector -isconstructed, and is rovided with crease-lines 13 which extend ongitudinally thereof and substantially .in parallelism'with oneanother from one end of the blank to the other. The blank .12 is also transversely crease-lines 14, 15 and 16 thus forming what I will term a bottom 1% and a top which comprises two portions 18 and 19, which are the bottom 17 is joined to the top on the crease-line 1,4, as is'clearly shown 1n Fig. 1

is provided, by means of the crease-line 16, with a transverse .fla' at about its middle with a curved slit 21 to receive a tongue 22 on the free end of the bottom 17;, which tongueis preferably in I 20 which is formed each of the wings 23 1s the shape of a spear-head, as shown. The

bottom 17 is provided at each of its sides with a wing23, each of which is formed with teeth or serrations 24, and said wings are adapted to be turnedupwardly on the crease-lines 13 of the bottom, as will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 2 and3 of the drawings. The free end 0 rovided with an open and inwardly exten ing slot to engage lateral extensions 26 on the transverse flap 20,-which extensions are also provided with teeth'or serrations 27 and each with an inwardly extending slot 28 to interlock with the slots 25 in the free end of the bottom section of the wra per. The extensions 26 are adapted tobe ent -on the longitudinal crease-lines 13 and towards. the bottom 17, so that when the top and bottom of the wrapper are folded on the crease-line 14 the said extension may engage the slots in the wings 23 of the bottom. The section 18 of the top is provided on each of its sides with awing 29 which diverge from" the juncture of the section 18 with the bottom 17 to a point near the middle of the latter, and are adapted to be bent on the crease-lines-13 so as to project towards the bottom when the parts are folded. Each of the wings 29 is provided at or near the end of its widest portion witha slit 30 to receive a, tongue 31 on each of the wings 32 of the section 19 of the top, which latter wings converge from about the crease-line 15 to the crease-line 16 of the I as -' "In Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, I have shown a modification in the construction of my wraper, which is more particularly designed to e used as a wrapper, folder and protector for mens shirts, .while the former and just above described construction IS more es ecially designed for shirt-waists. In t is modlfication, instead of formin the to of two sections and providing it wit side W111 s and extensions as above-described and in providin the bottom with side, wings, I omit'said elements and form the modified construction out of .a single piece which is transversely creased as at 1 5 at about its middle, thus forming a bottom section 17 and a top section 18 which ,are provided at their free ends with a tongue 22 and a slit 21, respectively, for the purpose of securing the parts of the wrapper together. The portion or top 18 of this modified construction is provided with a transverse creaseline 33 near its free end, thus forming a transverse flap 34 in which the slit or opening 21 is pro: vided. By reference 'to Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, of-the drawings, it will be seen that the bottom 17 is somewhatwider than the top 18, so that when the shirt 35 or other garment is folded on the section 18, as

snare shown in Fi s. 7 and 9, and the shirt is faced upwardly, t e bottom 17 will lie beneath the same and extend beyond its side edges, as well as its ends, thus protecting the garment from being soiled when placed one show-case or counter.

The operation of the device is simple and as follows. By bending the side wings 23, 29 and 32 and the extensions 26 upwardly on the crease-lines 13, when the blank is in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and by bending the section 19 of the top upwardly on the crease-line 15, it is evident that the adjacent ends of the wings 29 bottom 17 is bent will occupy a osition on about a line with the shoulders o the waist, the sleeves and side portions of the waist being folded into the receptacle formed by the top sections and side wings thereof, when by foldin the bottom 17- down on said recc tacle t e serratedside wings 23 thereof Will fit between the side wings of the top and engage the portions of the waist within the receptacle in such a manner as to prevent them being easily withdrawn and yet so as to prevent them being torn or injured. The

transverse flap 20 should also be bent on the crease-line '16, when its serrated extensions 26 will fit between the wings 32 and likewise engage portions of the walst. When in the above last named position, it is apparent that the tongue 22 maybe inserted in the slit 21 of the flap 20, and that the slots 25 of the wings 23 may be caused to engage the slots 28 and extensions 26 of said flap, thus firmly securing the parts in position and on the waist, when it is obvious that the device may be turned over to occupy the positions shownin Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawin s, when it is manifest that the bosom of tie waist will be presented upwardly and held in proper position by the sections 18 and 19 of the top, while the bottom 17 will protect the lower surface of the waist from becoming soiled by contact with the counter or show-case.

When the construction shown in Fi s. 6 to 9, inclusive, is used, the shirt is p aced with its bosom downwardly in a flat position and the tails thereof laced on the upper surface of the back of the body of the shirt, when the portion 18 may be placed on the shirt over the bosom so that the creaseline 15 will occupy a position at the upper end of the shirt with the parts in the posiand sleeves of the shirt may be folded on I is. considerably wider thanthe portion 18 around and on which the shirt is folded, the latter will be thoroughly protected from dust and the like, when the wrapper is turned over to the position shown in Fig. 9,

in which position it is apparent that by re- 7 moving the wrist-bands from each side of the wrapper they may be clasped by the hands, when by extendingthe sleeves the shirt may be removed from the wrapper without unfastening the sections 17 and 18, which constitute the bottom and top, respectively, of the wrapper. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is-

1. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of a single piece adapted to be folded transversely near its middle and also near one of its ends, and having means integral therewith to secure its-ends together when folded.

2. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of top and bottom members flexibly connected together, a transverse flap flexibly connected to the outer end of one of said members, and means to secure said flap and the other member together when the parts are folded.

3. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of top and bottom members flexibly connected together, one of which is narrower than the other, a transverse flap flexibly connected to the outer end of one of said members, engaging means on the outer end of the other member and on the flap to secure them together when the parts are folded.

' st. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of a bottom having a wing at each of its sides, a top foldably connected to one end of the bottom and provided with wings at each of its sides, and means to secure the ends of the top andbottom together when folded.

5. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of a bottom having a serrated wing at each of its sides, a top foldably connected to one end of the bottom and provided with wings at each of its sides, and means to secure the ends of the top and bottom together when folded.

6. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of a bottomhaving a wing at each of its sides, a top foldably connected to one end of the bottom and comprising two parts transversely and flexibly connected together, each of said parts having a wing at each of its sides provided with engaging means at their adjacent ends, a transverse flap on the free end of the outer of said parts and provided withextensions at its ends, and means to secure the end of the top and bottom together when folded.

7. A garment wrapper and protector consisting of a bottom having a serrated wing at each of its sides, a top foldably connected to one end of the bottom and comprising two parts transversely and flexibly connected together, each of said parts having a Wing at each of its sides provided with engaging means at their ad acent ends, a transverse flap on the free end of the outer of said parts and provided with serrated extensions at its ends, and means to secure the free end of the bottom tothe said flap.

, LEO 'W. \VILMS. Witnesses:

CHAS. C. TILLMAN, M. A. N YMAN. 

